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Lie
We use lie when something currently occupies a position or place, usually reclining or at rest. We also use it to place something in relation to another.
Examples:
1. The lake lies beyond this hill.
2. The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West.
Lay
The intransitive form of lie, we use lay when something is brought or placed in a particular position, or caused to lie down or to be set down.
Examples:
1. The artist was very careful to lay the cloth over the painting.
2. This is where they will lay the new railroad track.
Go with the flow
adj. Adaptable, flexible, yielding
Examples:
1. Warren hardly ever plans anything -> he just goes with the flow.
2. I go with the flow -> I have learned not to struggle so much against whatever life throws at me.
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